Forward Together unites communities to win rights, recognition and resources for all families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$748K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $555K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$748K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $623K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$997K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.7M
Spent
$5.4M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$11.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$8.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.7M
FY2021$7.9M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$4.2M
Expenses
$5.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$6.4M
Net assets
$11.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.2M
FY2021$13.4M
FY2022$14.3M
FY2023$12.9M
FY2024$10.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1999.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $3.6M Management & general 23% · $1.3M Fundraising 10% · $554K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $748K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/E.d.
$172,882Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$121,610Pt VII · Sec A
Mvmt Strat Dir
$119,321Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$118,274Pt VII · Sec A
Partnerships Dir
$109,607Pt VII · Sec A
Communications Dir
$105,816Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Pauley’s $204K as Deputy Dir. Ops is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christine Pauley$204,359$147,923$141,803$111,545—
Diana Lugo-Martinez$185,817$167,400$191,534$150,664$119,321
Eveline Shen—$79,437$158,915$189,674$172,882
Wendy Calimag$184,867$169,157$182,084$148,884—
Kemi Alabi$147,857————
Edith Sargon——$132,148$133,979—
Bianca Campbell$133,861————
Jessica Collins$131,424$113,933$131,264$113,095—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The goal of Forward Togethers Movement Building program is to achieve policy and culture-change victories that significantly increase the rights, recognition and resources of women and non-binary people of color and Indigenous people on issues of family recognition, community safety and healthcare access.

$3.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 15 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$89,750
Unitemized GrantFY2023$353,786
Unitemized GrantFY2022$56,325
Unitemized GrantFY2022$500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$150
Forward Together ActionCA · FY2021$400,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$105,040
Forward Together ActionCA · FY2020$300,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$81,583
Social Good Fund INCCA · FY2020$12,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$320K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Money outPt IX
$5.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$554K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.2M
Total assetsLn 16$12.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$997K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$320K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$8.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
SavingsLn 2$6.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$12.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$997K
Net assetsLn 32$11.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M$9.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M$12.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$478K$997K
Net assetsLn 32$8.0M$11.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$334K$334K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$82K$82K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$175K$41K$122K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$1.6M$559K$287K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$543K$349K$132K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$231K$148K$58K$25K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$17K$2K$567
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$51K$51K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$680K$429K$194K$56K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$8K$5K$830
Office expensesLn 13$355K$243K$83K$28K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$8K$4K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$189K$124K$45K$20K
TravelLn 17$164K$151K$11K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$20K$13K$5K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$713$262
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$2K$921
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$48K$13K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.4M$3.6M$1.3M$554K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.2M$6.4M−$2.2M$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.3M$6.7M−$1.4M$12.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.7M$5.7M$959K$14.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.9M$5.8M$2.1M$13.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $8.7M$5.4M$3.3M$11.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,699,025 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,438,521$8,328,200
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $130,276$320,071
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $45,426$34,566
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,650$16,188
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,638,873$8,699,025
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $274,100$415,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,153,407$3,412,798
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $55,850$50,875
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,955,783$1,567,209
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,439,140$5,446,382
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,199,733$3,252,643
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,699,025 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,328,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,328,200
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $320,071$320,071
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34,566$34,566
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $16,188$16,188
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $320,071 · Excluded from tax $50,754$8,699,025
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,446,382 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $333,917$333,917
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $81,583$81,583
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,472 · Management $122,258 · Fundraising $11,626$175,356
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,617,363 · Management $558,789 · Fundraising $287,145$2,463,297
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $349,270 · Management $131,579 · Fundraising $62,301$543,150
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $147,948 · Management $57,718 · Fundraising $25,329$230,995
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $17,335 · Management $1,571 · Fundraising $567$19,473
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,493$38,493
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $50,875$50,875
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $429,358 · Management $193,727 · Fundraising $56,439$679,524
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,509 · Management $5,159 · Fundraising $830$13,498
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $243,489 · Management $83,073 · Fundraising $28,482$355,044
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,904 · Management $3,671 · Fundraising $3,901$15,476
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $124,307 · Management $44,628 · Fundraising $19,755$188,690
IX-17 TravelPrograms $150,640 · Management $10,538 · Fundraising $3,093$164,271
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,406 · Management $4,625 · Fundraising $1,557$19,588
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,455 · Management $713 · Fundraising $262$2,430
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,147 · Management $2,148 · Fundraising $921$8,216
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,804 · Management $13,312 · Fundraising $1,390$62,506
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,619,907 · Management $1,272,002 · Fundraising $554,473$5,446,382
Part X · Balance sheet $12,230,193 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,229,495$2,268,156
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,428,140$6,935,314
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,530,000$730,400
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $30,371$65,317
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $172,285$145,938
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,897$5,467
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,059,464$2,079,601
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,457,652$12,230,193
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $477,503$421,653
X-18 Grants payable$100,000
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,768
X-25 Other liabilities$472,980
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $477,503$997,401
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,297,398$8,545,901
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,682,751$2,686,891
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,980,149$11,232,792
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,457,652$12,230,193
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,232,792 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,699,025
XI-2 Total expenses$5,446,382
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,252,643
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,980,149
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,232,792

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